Ainderby Quernhow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pickhill
Historical Forms
- Aiendrebi, Andrebi 1086 DB
- Endreby, Enderby 1207 Abbr 1208 FF
- Ainderby, Aynderby 1208 FF
- Aynderby juxta Querenhou 1301 LS
- AynderbyVis-compt 14 RichReg
- Einderby 1231 Ass
- Anderby vesconte 1280 YI
- Anderby Whernhowe 1578 FF
Etymology
The name Ainderby occurs three times in the district (Ainderby Mires, Ainderby Steeple 239, 275infra ). All three are derived from the ON pers. name Eindriði (LindN), ODan *Endridhi (Nielsen). v. by . The forms with Ender - are due to the Scand sound-change of ei to e before n + a consonant (cf. Noreen, Altisländ. Gram. 123). Forms with Ander - are to be explained, as by Lindkvist (39), as due to the influence of a Scand by-form *Andriði .